scholarly journals Can the MMSE help clinicians predict progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia?

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 363-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Risk Prediction ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Case Finding ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Prediction Tool ◽  
State Examination

SummaryThe Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most widely used bedside cognitive test. It has previously been shown to be poor as a case-finding tool for both dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This month's Cochrane Corner review examines whether the MMSE might be used as a risk prediction tool for later dementia in those with established MCI. From 11 studies of modest quality, it appears that the MMSE alone should not be relied on to predict later deterioration in people with MCI. As this is the case, it is likely that only a combination of predictors would be able to accurately predict progression from MCI to dementia.

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the early detection of dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Arevalo-Rodriguez ◽  
Nadja Smailagic ◽  
Marta Roqué-Figuls ◽  
Agustín Ciapponi ◽  
Erick Sanchez-Perez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
State Examination

scholarly journals Detection of mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 1801137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Gagnon ◽  
Andrée-Ann Baril ◽  
Jacques Montplaisir ◽  
Julie Carrier ◽  
Sirin Chami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Sleep Apnoea ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
State Examination

Obstructive sleep apnoea increases the risk for mild cognitive impairment and dementia. The present study aimed to characterise the ability of two cognitive screening tests, the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, to detect mild cognitive impairment in adults aged 55–85 years with and without obstructive sleep apnoea.We included 42 subjects with mild and 67 subjects with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnoea. We compared them to 22 control subjects. Mild cognitive impairment was diagnosed by a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. We used receiver operating characteristic curves to assess the ability of the two screening tests to detect mild cognitive impairment.The two screening tests showed similar discriminative ability in control subjects. However, among the mild and the moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnoea groups, the Mini-Mental State Examination was not able to correctly identify subjects with mild cognitive impairment. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment's discriminant ability was acceptable in both sleep apnoea groups and was comparable to what was observed in controls.The Mini-Mental State Examination should not be used to screen for cognitive impairment in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment could be used in clinical settings. However, clinicians should refer patients for neuropsychological assessment when neurodegenerative processes are suspected.

Comparison of the Mini-Mental State Examination and Computerized Brief Cognitive Screening Test as Cognitive Screening Tools in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Che-Sheng Chu ◽  
I-Chen Lee ◽  
Chuan-Cheng Hung ◽  
I-Ching Lee ◽  
Chi-Fa Hung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Normal Control ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
State Examination

Background: The aim of this study was to establish the validity and reliability of the Computerized Brief Cognitive Screening Test (CBCog) for early detection of cognitive impairment. Method: One hundred and sixty participants, including community-dwelling and out-patient volunteers (both men and women) aged ≥ 65 years, were enrolled in the study. All participants were screened using the CBCog and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The internal consistency of the CBCog was analyzed using Cronbach’s α test. Areas under the curves (AUCs) of receiver operating characteristic analyses were used to test the predictive accuracy of the CBCog in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in order to set an appropriate cutoff point. Results: The CBCog scores were positively correlated with the MMSE scores of patients with MCI-related dementia (r = 0.678, P < .001). The internal consistency of the CBCog (Cronbach’s α) was 0.706. It was found that the CBCog with a cutoff point of 19/20 had a sensitivity of 97.5% and a specificity of 53.7% for the diagnosis of MCI with education level ≥ 6 years. The AUC of the CBCog for discriminating the normal control elderly from patients with MCI (AUC = 0.827, P < 0.001) was larger than that of the MMSE for discriminating the normal control elderly from patients with MCI (AUC= 0.819, P < .001). Conclusion: The CBCog demonstrated to have sufficient validity and reliability to evaluate mild cognitive impairment, especially in highly educated elderly people.

Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment using multiple neuroimaging modalities in addition to the Mini‐Mental State Examination

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 1193-1197
Author(s):  
Hiromi Kaneko ◽  
Noriyuki Kimura ◽  
Saho Nojima ◽  
Kanako Abe ◽  
Yasuhiro Aso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
State Examination

P2-149: The Mini-Mental State Examination gradient in community healthy elderly subjects, mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. S357-S357
Author(s):  
Lívia G. Rodrigues ◽  
Ana Luiza Camozzato ◽  
Renata Kochhann ◽  
Claudia Godinho ◽  
Maria Otilia Cerveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Mild Dementia ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
State Examination ◽  
Healthy Elderly Subjects

Tracking Cognitive Decline in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Alzheimer Dementia: Mini-Mental State Examination versus Neuropsychological Battery

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 105-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joonho Kim ◽  
Han Kyu Na ◽  
Justin Byun ◽  
Jiwon Shin ◽  
Sungsoo Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Disease Progression ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Images ◽  
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Neuropsychological Battery ◽  
State Examination

Background/Aims: Although the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SOB), and neuropsychological batteries are widely used for evaluating cognitive function, it remains elusive which instrument best reflects the longitudinal disease progression in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and probable Alzheimer disease (AD). We investigated whether changes in these three instruments over time correlate with loss of cortical gray matter volume (cGMV). Methods: We retrospectively investigated 204 patients (aMCI, n = 114; AD, n = 90) who had undergone MMSE, CDR-SOB, the dementia version of the Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery (SNSB-D), and 3-dimensional T1-weighted magnetic resonance images at least twice. We investigated the partial correlation between annual decline in test scores and percent change of cGMV. Results: In aMCI patients, changes in the SNSB-D total score (r = 0.340, p < 0.001) and CDR-SOB (r = 0.222, p = 0.020), but not MMSE, showed a correlation with cGMV loss, with the SNSB-D total score showing the strongest correlation. In AD patients, decline in all three test scores correlated significantly with cGMV loss, with MMSE exhibiting the strongest correlation (r = 0.464, p < 0.001). Conclusion: In aMCI patients, neuropsychological battery, though time-consuming, was the most adequate tool in tracking disease progression. In AD patients, however, MMSE may be the most effective longitudinal monitoring tool when considering cost-effectiveness.

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